Developer urges tailored setbacks and screening for 1,400‑acre Tilton project
A company representative told the committee that the developer can design customized setbacks and screening—arguing an 1,800‑foot setback is excessive and would exclude participating landowners; committee members pressed for clarity on where extended setbacks are needed.
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During the workshop the Presenter said the project footprint and local context require a "custom approach" to setbacks, arguing that a uniform 1,800‑foot buffer would be "overly excessive" and could effectively exclude participating landowners. The presenter repeated that parts of the site border the interstate or have no adjacent homes, while other edges have non‑participating homeowners with vegetation that already screens views.
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